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Blind man plans to hike AT end to end
Mike Hanson plans to hike the 2,174-mile Appalachian Trail end to end, without ever seeing the ground under his feet.
On Monday in Georgia, the St. Louis Park, Minn., man – who lost his sight at birth – is slated to start his seven-month trek to Maine, navigating by GPS. He has mastered its use by cell phone and trusts global positioning technology to steer his every step. Read the rest of this entry »
Appalachian Trail Celebration & Backpacking Clinic Schedule
9:00 am GATC –
Caretakers of the Georgia section of the AT, learn what they do and how they do it!
10:00 am Gene Espy-
the second man to thru-hike the AT in 1951 faced different challenges than today’s hikers. Author of The Trail of my Life, the legendary hiker shares his stories of the “Government Trail”.
11:00 am J.R. Tate-
“Model T”, author of the amusing Walkin’ on the Happy Side of Misery, and Walkin’ With the Ghost Whisperers shares his tales about interesting places on or near the Trail. Read the rest of this entry »
Did You Know?
How to Make Your Own Larabars
A short video showing how to make your own larabars for about $0.30 each instead of the around $1.50 each you pay in the store! Fast and easy with 220 calories and packed with protein, these bars are perfect for hiking
MSR XGK EX demonstrated outdoors
Wouldn’t it be nice to see how the stove you’re buying does in real trail conditions? PeakSurvival on youtube does just that in the cold and snow.
Retired librarian dies in hiking accident
By William P. Davis
Francis “Frank” Wihbey, who worked at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library for more than 30 years, died Tuesday in a hiking accident, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Read the rest of this entry »
DOT road plans rattle Appalachian Trail fans
In June of 2008, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement stating their intent to construct a new highway through Stecoah Gap and across the Appalachian Trail. The project is part of a larger proposed highway stretching from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina, and deemed “Corridor K,” one of 30 such corridors originally identified by the Appalachian Regional Commission in 1964 as future highway projects in the Appalachian region… Read the rest of this entry »
Blind Minneapolis attorney 2010 thru hike
Mike Hanson, a blind Minneapolis attorney, will begin a solo hike of the entire 2,174 mile Appalachian Trial this March (2010) using just GPS and his white cane to guide him. No guide, no guide dog. 70% of the visually impaired are unemployed. The hike is intended to make a dramatic statement about the competence and independence of the visually impaired and demonstrate the power of adaptive technologies such as GPS to foster that independence. A documentary fill will be produced of this event by award-winning videogpapher Gary L. Steffens of Fresh Images Video Productions. Endorsed by noted polar explorer and global warming activist Will Steger and with significant sponsorship from 12 (as of 1/2/10) outdoors/backpacking equipment producers, we are just a small amount short of our funding goals. Please see our website (www.hansonatcampaign.com) and consider supporting Mike’s hike to change myths about the visually impaired. Thank you!
Newfound Gap Hike
Found this youtube video of a family hiking the trail in the snow. It says they hiked 2 to 3 miles. The parents have more patience than most people.
